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Name or Denominations
1 Plappart (⅙)
Issuer
City of Laufenburg (Aargau)
Ruler
Free city
Year of Minting
1622-1624
Currency
Groschen (1505-1623)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
1.25 g
Diameter
19.5 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Billon
Shape
Round
Edge Type
NA
Technique
NA
Front design
Rampant lion coat of arms on double edged Spanish shield with floral decorations on the sides and top.
Back design
Nimbate lamb lying left on gospel book. Cross with flag behind.
Year of Minting
1622-1624
Ruling authority
Free city
Mint location
Laufenburg , Switzerland
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
NA
Inscriptions
Obverse: · MO · NO · LAVFENBERG · Reverse: + · S · IOANNES · BAPTIST · x
Context
9-9.5% Silver, 81-89% Copper and traces of tin, zinc, nickel and iron. Only one piece known. Reference: Ruedi Kunzmann - 'Neuigkeiten zur Münzstätte Laufenburg des 17. Jahrhunderts'. Published in Schweizer Münzblätter 259 (September 2015), pp. 72-78. http://doi.org/10.5169/seals-685842 The coin in the main image: ◦ Auctioned by SINCONA AG, Auction 53, 25 October 2018, Lot 6007. Sold for 3,800 CHF .
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Standard circulation
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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